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The Bob Newhart Show•Season 5•Episode 19

Death Be My Destiny

8.2/10 · 132 votesFeb 12, 1977

Ranked #1 of 24 in Season 5•+0.9 vs season avg

Bob strikes out against a friend's fear of falling, but succumbs to the same phobia himself when he is subjected to a harrowing elevator experience.

Directed byMichael Zinberg

Written bySy Rosen

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 5 Episodes24

Enter Mrs. Peeper

Caged Fury

Some of My Best Friends Are...

Still Crazy After All These Years

The Great Rent Strike

Et, Tu, Carol?

Send This Boy to Camp

A Crime Most Foul

The Slammer

Jerry's Retirement

Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Making Up is the Thing to Do

Love is the Blindest

The Ironwood Experience

Of Mice and Men

Halls of Hartley

The Heartbreak Kidd

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Cast5

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Robert Hartley

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Emily Hartley

Bill Daily

Bill Daily

Howard Borden

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Carol Kester

Peter Bonerz

Peter Bonerz

Jerry Robinson

Crew2

Michael Zinberg

Michael Zinberg

Director

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Sy Rosen

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Death Be My Destiny" is episode 19 of The Bob Newhart Show season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 132 votes, ranking #1 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Sy Rosen, it aired on February 12, 1977.

Next: E20 · Taxation Without Celebration Best of Season 5